About
Hello! I’m a Scandinasian designer based in San Francisco, currently working with the talented and inspiring folks at Slack. I lead design on our growth team.
I also teach design (UX and Visual Design and Branding), mentor, and have had the opportunity to speak at design conferences and events in the US and abroad.
Previously, I was Design Lead at a startup called SuperHi, an online code and design school for creatives. I’ve also worked at agencies in New York and early-stage startups in Santiago, Chile.︎
I also teach design (UX and Visual Design and Branding), mentor, and have had the opportunity to speak at design conferences and events in the US and abroad.
Previously, I was Design Lead at a startup called SuperHi, an online code and design school for creatives. I’ve also worked at agencies in New York and early-stage startups in Santiago, Chile.︎
Education
B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Minor in Japanese
Northeastern University
Japanese Language and Culture
Hokkai Gakuen University
Sapporo, Japan
Summer 2013
Spanish Language and
International Business
Universidad de Deusto
Bilbao, Spain
Summer 2012
Work
Product Design Director, Slack
Nov. 2023 – present
• Principal Product Designer,
June 2023 – Nov. 2023
• Senior Product Designer,
May 2020 – June 2023
Freelance Product Designer
Oct. 2019 – Sep. 2020
Design Lead, SuperHi
July 2017 – Sep. 2019
UX & Brand Designer,
Ronik Design
July 2014 - July 2017
Designer & Front-end Developer
Santiago, Chile
July – Dec. 2013
Speaking
Guest Lecturer @ Parsons
Undergraduate Product Design
Nov. 2019
Birmingham Design Festival
“IRL to URL: building an online-first creative community”
Birmingham, UK — Jun. 2019
Interventions Design Conference
Boston, MA — Apr. 2019
Desk Lunch
“Ways we communicate that may be undermining us at work”
Brooklyn, NY — 2019
AIGA Panel “The Future of Design”
New York, NY — 2018
Publications
Hey Slack Design column
Jul. 2021
Bezier Podcast interview
Dec. 2019
Role Models interview
Mar. 2019
Interface Lovers interview
Jan. 2019
Designer News AMA
Jul. 2018
Desk Lunch newsletter
“Everything I Learned About Negotiating & Getting Money”
May 2018